Group Sales
A key component of the Convention and Visitor Bureau is the Group Sales Department. Sharply focused on group sales efforts targeting the meetings and conventions, tour and travel and sports tourism market segments, each year this team connects with thousands of professional meeting planners, tour operators and event organizers across the United Sates, as well as internationally in the UK, Germany, China and Canada.
Visit Myrtle Beach proudly announces Sandy Haines, director of group tour sales, has earned the Certified Tour Professional (CTP) certification by the National Tour Association (NTA).
Haines was recognized for her achievement during this year’s NTA Travel Exchange, a gathering of travel industry leaders held Nov. 17-20, 2024, in Huntsville, Ala. Earning the CTP designation requires significant industry experience, completion of specialized coursework in areas like business management and tour operations, and passing assessments to demonstrate expertise.
Visit Myrtle Beach is pleased to announce that Sandy Haines, director of group tour sales, has been awarded the 2024 Spirit of TAP Award by Travel Alliance Partners (TAP), a prestigious travel industry organization comprised of group tour operators and suppliers across the U.S. and Canada.
Visit Myrtle Beach is pleased to announce Cyndi Mohr, senior sales manager, was honored with the prestigious 2024 Associate of the Year Award by the South Carolina Society of Association Executives (SCSAE) during the organization’s annual conference, held June 9-11, 2024, in Hilton Head, S.C.
The Myrtle Beach Area CVB has released the 2023 Annual Report to highlight key performance metrics and visitor insights for the past year.
The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC) and Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce that three Visit Myrtle Beach group sales staff members have achieved a Certified Faith-Based Meeting Professional (CFMP) designation from the Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA).
Visit Myrtle Beach has named a new agency to its Canadian roster, awarding Pulse Travel Marketing as their newly appointed agency of record in Canada.
The bracket for the fifth annual Myrtle Beach Invitational has been released as the 2023 in-season tournament will be played November 16, 17 and 19 at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C.
The field for the 2023 Myrtle Beach Invitational is set and will feature four schools that participated in the post-season last March after finishing atop their conference’s regular-season standings.
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GROUP SALES TEAM
Bob Harris
EVP of Group Sales
843-916-7265 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Mary Carman Isenberg
Sales Operations Manager
843-916-7217 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Cynthia (Cyndi) Mohr
Senior Sales Manager
843-916-7267 | Toll-Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Sandy Haines
Director of Group Tour Sales
843-916-7248 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Lori Lampo
Meetings & Conventions Sales Manager
843-916-7299 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Jonathan Paris
Executive Director of Sports Tourism
617-265-5231 | E-mail Me
Taylor Sellers
Senior Sports Development Manager
843-916-7266 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Lisa Parisi
Assistant Sales Manager
843-916-7247 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Zavier Jones
Group Sales Experience Coordinator
843-916-7234 | Toll Free 800-488-8998 | E-mail Me
Melanie Doty
Specialty Market Sales Manager
843-685-8585 | E-mail Me
Specialty Markets include: family reunions, military units, fraternal, social, religious and weddings